Jameela Jafri Email

Project Director . Project Exploration

Current Roles

Employees:
61
Revenue:
$9.9M
About
Project Exploration is a nonprofit dedicated to making science accessible to the public—particularly minority youth and girls—through personalized experiences with science and scientists. Project Exploration is opening the door to science for minority youth and girls through out of school time programs, spring break and summer programs. Our program model is designed to GET students interested in science, KEEP them interested, and EQUIP them with what they need to pursue science. We accomplish this through: • Interaction and collaboration with scientists. • Long-term relationships with students. • Hands-on experiences and fieldwork • Year-round youth development activities. • Reading, writing, and public speaking. • Advanced science and leadership opportunities. For nearly fourteen years, Project Exploration has been expanding access to science and helping close the achievement gap that exists for disadvantaged students. Our students are significantly more likely to graduate from high school, go to college and major in science than their peers, and they attribute their persistence to participating in Project Exploration’s programs: • 96% of field students graduate high school (compared with 47% of all Chicago Public School students). • 61% enroll in a four-year college. • 34% of all students and 43% of girls who graduate high school as Project Exploration field alumni choose to major in science.
Project Exploration Address
950 East 61st Street
Chicago, IL
United States
Project Exploration Email

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